Courses
Neuroscience Research Courses
The Program in Neuroscience offers several courses that provide opportunities for independent study. The links below provide more information on each course including prerequisites, course requirements, and instructions for registration.
- Neuroscience 3860: Introduction to Research
- Recommended for freshmen and sophomores as an entry to the laboratory research environment.
- Neuroscience 3851: Independent Reading
- Allows students to more fully investigate a topic of particular interest or to solidify background knowledge needed to successfully pursue laboratory research in a specific area.
- Neuroscience 3861 and 3862: Undergraduate Research
- Required courses for the major. Provides more extensive laboratory work and the opportunity to develop a research project.
- Neuroscience 3863 and 3864: Undergraduate Research
- Provides more extensive laboratory work and the opportunity to develop a research project.
Neuroscience Courses
- NSC 1001: Commons iSeminar
- NSC 2201: Neuroscience
- NSC 2222: Classical Neuroscience
- NSC 3235: Biological Basis of Mental Disorders
- NSC 3240: Neurobiology of Addiction
- NSC 3245: Drug Discovery for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- NSC 3250: Neurological Disease
- NSC 3251: GABA
- NSC 3252: Neurophysiology
- NSC 3260: Psychopharmacology
- NSC 3269: Developmental Neuroscience
- NSC 3270: Computational Neuroscience
- NSC 3272: Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex
- NSC 3274: Neuroanatomy
- NSC 3630: Drugs and Behavior
- NSC 3851: Independent Reading in Neuroscience
- NSC 3860: Introduction to Neuroscience Research.
- NSC 3861: Undergraduate Research
- NSC 3862: Undergraduate Research
- NSC 3863: Advanced Research in Neuroscience
- NSC 3864: Advanced Research in Neuroscience
- NSC 3891: Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- NSC 3892: Special Topics in Systems and Integrative Neuroscience
- NSC 4961: Integrative Neuroscience
- NSC 4961W: Integrative Neuroscience
- NSC 4969: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience
- NSC 4999: Honors Research
See the full course checklist for neuroscience majors.